#9c7eb2

Color #9c7eb2

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.51 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 14

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Conversions

HEX

#9c7eb2

RGB

rgb(156, 126, 178)

HSL

hsl(274.6, 25.2%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.6, 29.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 29.2%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(57.27, 21.56, -23.12)

LCH

lch(57.27, 31.61, 313)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.0831, 310.36)

HWB

hwb(274.6, 49.4%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94b27e

Analogous

#827eb2

#9c7eb2

#b27eae

Triadic

#9c7eb2

#b29c7e

#7eb29c

Split-complementary

#9c7eb2

#aeb27e

#7eb282

Tetradic

#9c7eb2

#b27e94

#94b27e

#7eb29c

Square

#9c7eb2

#b2827e

#94b27e

#7eaeb2

Shades

Color #9c7eb2 mixed toward black.

#845f9f

#694c7f

#4f395f

#35263f

#1a1320

Tints

Color #9c7eb2 mixed toward white.

#ac94bf

#bda9cc

#cdbfd8

#ded4e5

#eeeaf2

Tones

Color #9c7eb2 mixed toward gray.

#9b82ae

#9b87a9

#9a8ba5

#998fa1

#99949c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090a7 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#9294a5 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#9b9e9c · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c7eb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c7eb2]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9c7eb2 (#9c7eb2) is rgb(156, 126, 178) in RGB.

No, #9c7eb2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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